CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1410, 21 June 1883, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

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pondent to New Guinea, and that he left Cooktown yesterday for that, island, With the exception of South I Australia, all the colonies have inti-1 mated^their willingness to share in the expenses of the annexation of the New Hebrides.- > V - - LONDON, June 19. Intelligence has been received that the ultimatum submitted by the I French commander has been rejected by the Malagasies, and that the French troops havo consequently advanced and have captured Tamatave. The Customhouse there has been seized, and occupied, and the Hovas have fled before the advancing troops. •~' »> ~ Telegrams are "' to • hand ..reporting, that an Egyptian Marabout is preaching a Jehad or holy war in south-west Egypt. A Times' despatch 'on-the subject adds that the Egyptian Government 'has already' despatched-'a' body of troops to the locality to effect the capture of tho Marabout and hU followers.